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📜 Google Patents Scraper v1 — Full Patent Data & Search

Extract complete patent data from Google Patents — titles, abstracts, claims, inventors, applicants, legal status, classifications, citations, and more. No API key required. Supports both single‑patent lookup and bulk search.

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💡 What is Google Patents Scraper?

Google Patents Scraper is a professional‑grade automation tool that extracts real, publicly available patent data from patents.google.com. Whether you need a single patent’s full specification or want to search by keyword, assignee, inventor, or country, this actor delivers structured JSON output – ready for analytics, dashboards, or IP research.

No API key, no login, no hidden fees. Just provide a patent ID or search query, and get back:

• Patent ID, title, abstract, claims, description
• Inventors, applicants, assignee, agent
• Filing, publication, and priority dates
• Legal status (active, pending, expired)
• IPC / CPC classifications
• Cited patents and citations count
• Patent family members
• Country of origin

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📦 What Data Can You Extract?

🧩 Data Type	📋 Description
🆔 Patent ID	e.g., US10000000B2, EP1234567A1
📝 Title	Full patent title
📄 Abstract	Short technical summary
⚖️ Claims	Full claims text + claim count
📖 Description	Detailed specification (when available)
👥 Inventors	List of inventor names
🏢 Applicants / Assignee	Legal applicant(s) and primary assignee
📅 Dates	Filing date, publication date, priority date
⚖️ Legal Status	Active, pending, expired, etc.
🏷️ Classifications	IPC and CPC codes
🔗 Citations	Cited patents count and citations count
👨‍💼 Agent	Patent attorney/agent (if listed)
🌍 Country	Patent‑issuing country (US, EP, WO, etc.)
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Patent Family	Related patents in the same family
🔗 Source URL	Direct link to Google Patents page

All data is returned as clean JSON with consistent field names.

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⚙️ Key Features

• Two Modes – Fetch by specific patent ID(s) OR search by keyword/assignee/inventor/country.
• Full‑Text Extraction – Retrieves claims, abstract, description (up to thousands of characters).
• Structured Classifications – IPC and CPC codes as arrays.
• Citation Metrics – Count of patents cited by this patent and number of times it has been cited.
• Patent Family – List of related patents from the same family.
• Residential Proxy Required – Google Patents blocks datacenter IPs. The actor is designed to work with Apify residential proxies.
• Bulk Support – Provide a list of patent IDs (one per line or JSON array) and scrape them all.
• Demo Data in Search – When search mode is used with fetch_full_details=true, the actor automatically fetches the complete detail page for each result.
• Clean Error Handling – Failed patents are marked with Extraction_Status: Failed ❌ without breaking the run.

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📥 Input Parameters

The actor accepts a JSON object with the following fields:

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
patent_ids	array or string	No	–	List of patent IDs (e.g., ["US10000000B2", "EP1234567A1"]). Can be newline‑separated string.
search_query	string	No	–	Keyword or phrase (e.g., "quantum computing").
assignee	string	No	–	Filter by assignee name (e.g., "Raytheon").
inventor	string	No	–	Filter by inventor name.
country	string	No	–	Two‑letter country code (e.g., US, EP, WO).
date_from	string	No	–	Earliest publication date (YYYY-MM-DD).
max_results	integer	No	20	Maximum number of patents to return (per mode).
fetch_full_details	boolean	No	true	For search mode, fetch the full detail page of each result.
proxyConfiguration	object	No	–	Apify proxy configuration. Residential proxies are required.

Note: You must provide either patent_ids or at least one search parameter (search_query, assignee, inventor).

Example Input (Patent IDs)

{
  "patent_ids": "US10000000B2\nUS9876543B1",
  "fetch_full_details": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

Example Input (Search)

{
  "search_query": "machine learning",
  "assignee": "Google",
  "country": "US",
  "max_results": 10,
  "fetch_full_details": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

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📤 Output Format

Each patent is returned as a JSON object. Fields may be omitted if not available on the page.

Common Fields (All Patents)

Field	Type	Description
Patent_ID	string	Normalized patent ID (e.g., US10000000B2).
Source_URL	string	Direct link to Google Patents page.
Extraction_Status	string	"Verified ✅" or "Failed ❌".
Data_Grade	string	Always "ENTERPRISE" for success.
Timestamp	string	ISO 8601 extraction timestamp.
Title	string	Full patent title.
Abstract	string	Abstract text.
Claims	string	Full claims text (may be truncated).
Claims_Count	integer	Number of claims (if parsed).
Description	string	Detailed description (when available).
Publication_Date	string	YYYY-MM-DD.
Filing_Date	string	YYYY-MM-DD.
Priority_Date	string	YYYY-MM-DD.
Inventors	array[string]	List of inventor names.
Applicants	array[string]	List of applicants/assignees.
Assignee	string	Primary assignee.
Agent	string	Patent attorney/agent.
Legal_Status	string	e.g., "Active", "Pending".
IPC_Classification	array[string]	International Patent Classification codes.
CPC_Classification	array[string]	Cooperative Patent Classification codes.
Cited_Patents_Count	integer	Number of patents cited by this patent.
Cited_By_Count	integer	Number of times this patent has been cited.
Patent_Family	array[string]	Related patent IDs in the same family.
Patent_Family_Count	integer	Size of the patent family.
Country_Code	string	Two‑letter code (e.g., US).
Country	string	Full country name.

Example Output (Successful)

[
  {
    "Patent_ID": "US10000000B2",
    "Source_URL": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US10000000B2",
    "Extraction_Status": "Verified ✅",
    "Data_Grade": "ENTERPRISE",
    "Timestamp": "2026-04-06T14:51:18.480881Z",
    "Title": "US10000000B2 - Coherent LADAR using intra-pixel quadrature detection - Google Patents",
    "Abstract": "A frequency modulated (coherent) laser detection and ranging system includes a read-out integrated circuit...",
    "Claims": "Claims (20) What is claimed is: 1. A laser detection and ranging (LADAR) system...",
    "Claims_Count": null,
    "Publication_Date": "2018-06-19",
    "Filing_Date": "2015-03-10",
    "Priority_Date": "2015-03-10",
    "Inventors": ["Joseph Marron"],
    "Applicants": ["Raytheon Co"],
    "Assignee": "Raytheon Co",
    "Legal_Status": "Active",
    "Cited_Patents_Count": 0,
    "Cited_By_Count": 0,
    "Country_Code": "US",
    "Country": "United States"
  }
]

Example Output (Failed)

[
  {
    "Patent_ID": "US9876543B1",
    "Extraction_Status": "Failed ❌",
    "Source_URL": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US9876543B1",
    "Timestamp": "2026-04-06T14:51:22.874258Z"
  }
]

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🛠 How to Use on Apify

1. Create a task with this actor.
2. Choose mode – either provide patent_ids or fill in search parameters (search_query, assignee, etc.).
3. Configure proxies – must enable residential proxies (Google Patents blocks datacenter IPs).
4. Set max results – limit the number of patents to fetch.
5. Run – the actor will scrape data and push it to the Dataset.
6. Export – download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Running via API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/your-username~google-patents-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -d '{
    "patent_ids": ["US10000000B2", "EP1234567A1"],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
      "useApifyProxy": true,
      "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
    }
  }'

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🎯 Use Cases

• Patent Attorneys & IP Firms – Quickly retrieve full patent specifications for prior art searches.
• R&D Departments – Monitor competitors’ patents and identify white spaces.
• Tech Scouts – Discover new inventions in emerging fields (AI, biotech, clean energy).
• Investment Analysts – Evaluate a company’s patent portfolio strength.
• Academic Research – Build datasets for patent citation analysis or innovation studies.
• Product Development – Avoid infringement by reviewing existing patents.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. Do I need a Google Patents API key?

No. This actor uses the public web interface of patents.google.com. No API key or registration required.

Q2. Why do I need residential proxies?

Google Patents blocks most datacenter IP addresses (AWS, Google Cloud, etc.). Residential proxies mimic real users and are essential to avoid 403 errors.

Q3. How accurate are the extracted claims and descriptions?

The actor extracts exactly what is displayed on the public Google Patents page. Claims are usually complete; descriptions may be truncated if very long (max 3000 characters).

Q4. Can I search by CPC or IPC classification?

Yes. You can include classification codes in your search_query (e.g., cpc:G06N20/00). Google Patents supports advanced search syntax.

Q5. What happens if a patent ID is invalid or not found?

The actor returns an object with Extraction_Status: "Failed ❌" and continues with the next ID.

Q6. How many patents can I scrape in one run?

There is no hard limit, but we recommend keeping max_results under 100 to avoid long run times. For bulk scraping, use multiple runs or increase delays.

Q7. Does the actor support downloading PDFs?

No. This actor extracts only structured metadata. For PDF download, you can use the Source_URL to access the official PDF from Google Patents.

Q8. What countries are supported?

Google Patents covers patents from the US (US), Europe (EP), World (WO), China (CN), Japan (JP), Korea (KR), Germany (DE), and many others. The actor returns the Country_Code and Country fields.

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